First the good; the quality and design of the outer box is superb. This thing will look amazing sitting on your shelf. The matte black with the color contrast of the logo and colors are just such a nice touch. It has a nice weight to it as well.
Unfortunately for me, the good ends there.
Firstly, the box uses a magnetic clasp to open the box. While this in theory is good, this will cause the crease to open it to immediately show damage and, eventually, rip apart. This honestly isn't a huge deal to me, but it matters to some.
Secondly and the part that DOES matter to me, is that besides another top flap logo and a measly piece of cardboard (mine of which was just flattened on the bottom), there is nothing inside. NOTHING. No compartments holding parts of it in place or artwork of the game or characters. It's quite literally an empty box that your stuff sits in "loosely", as support called it.
Your game disc is in a small cardboard sleeve, your soundtrack also in a cardboard case and not a jewel case. This all seems like shoddy work from a team that should know how to handle Collector Editions. It definitely makes me somewhat envious of those who dropped out and got the retail CE with the statue and makes me feel like those of us who pledged higher for the CE were an afterthought.
